Services Bid Technical Manager

Req ID:508374 

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time Services Bid Technical Manager in Istanbul we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your Maintenance & Services expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside young and talented teammates.

You'll manage the technical scope of bids, ensuring the delivery of accurate and competitive proposals that align with standard solutions and commercial strategy. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Engineering, Supply Chain, and more), coordinate bid stakeholders, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of analyzing customer specifications and proposing migration strategies, but also ensuring a smooth handover to the Services Team in case of contract award.

We’ll look to you for:

• Negotiating with the Services Director or Services Domain/Metier Department Head to allocate the technical team in line with bid needs.

• Analyzing potential gaps between customer specifications and standard solutions with support from Services, Engineering, and Solutions Teams.

• Coordinating internal and external bid stakeholders to ensure alignment on technical strategies.

• Preparing and leading Technical Design Reviews (TDR) for technical scope approval.

• Coordinating Services quotations and risk evaluations for consistency and competitiveness.

• Supporting project execution teams and troubleshooting issues requiring product knowledge.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related scientific discipline (mandatory).

• Experience or understanding of similar functions within the railway signalling sector (minimum 2 years).

• Knowledge of engineering product development and full lifecycle project deployment.

• Familiarity with customer relationship management and team management (functional or hierarchical).

• A strong ability in cost and planning control within engineering scope.

• Analytical and critical thinking skills.

• Resilience under pressure and strong decision-making ability.

• Advanced proficiency in English.

Things you’ll enjoy Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines.

• Work with new security standards for rail signalling.

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.

• Contribute to innovative projects.

• Utilise our Agile working environment.

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.

• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning.

• Progress towards leadership roles or other opportunities across Alstom.

• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical).

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63  countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.